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Me? Zombies? Yeah. I don’t think so. But I was wrong. Dead wrong. (Ha–sorry, that was bad!) Key Publications Network was hosting a short story contest. The catch was the stories had to be about zombies. What did I know about zombies? One afternoon I scribbled in my notebook: Write from the zombies point-of-view. So [...]

On this day we celebrate our moms. The days leading up to Mother’s Day are not the best for me. I start getting crabby. I have a short fuse. I hate the commercials and card aisles at the stores all promoting Mother’s Day. I repeatedly tell them that I don’t have a mom as if [...]

When the voices within speak, I try not to listen.
When the voices within scream, I cover my ears.
When the voices within preach, I start believing.
When the voices within sing, I do not cry.
When the voices within tell me I’m no good, I try not to listen.
When the voices within tell me to quit, I cover [...]

I realize I’ve become a bit relaxed on my blog, but I have been writing! I entered a short story contest after deciding to try to write a zombie story. People Like Me is about an angry zombie named Boone who wants to destroy the ones who made him this way.
I had so much fun [...]

Greetings! I made it safely to Australia at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Besides the few hours I hung out at LAX waiting for my flight to depart, the trip was uneventful which is the way you want a flight to be. I was lucky not to have someone sitting in the seat next to me.
I’m [...]

Me: Please get off my bag.
Grim: No.
Me: And why not?
Grim: I don’t want you to leave.
Me: Oh?
Grim: No.
Me: That’s sweet.
Grim: I have a lot more to share with you. My story isn’t finished.
Me: Oh…and just a little bit selfish.
Grim: I have good ideas.
Me: Oh yeah right. The last idea you had was horrible.
Grim: You have [...]

“I’ve got a good father and his strength is what makes me cry.” ~Jann Arden, from the song “Good Mother”
I often talk about my mom being my number one supporter when it came to my writing. I shared with her all my writing and sometimes now feel lost because I don’t have her here to [...]

*The opening lines from the Holcombe Waller song, Risk of Change make me think of Grim.  They’re absolutely the way I see him. You can hear the song here: Holcombe Waller: Winter Songs
From Risk of Change
“I don’t know much, but I know you
You are the kind of magic always breaks my heart in two”
As you [...]

Do you have writing habits which some might find weird? I do.

Sweater/sweatshirt/long sleeved t-shirt must be worn so I may play with the string on the left cuff. I have holes in said spot on various sweaters, etc. It’s always the [...]